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Onsite K – 12 Fieldtrips & Classes

The Butterfly Pavilion offers self-guided onsite fieldtrips and class visits. All classes are based on Colorado State Model Content Standards and Core Knowledge guidelines and incorporate life science with other disciplines such as literacy, geography and math. Pre-registration is required. Field trips include 1 free adult admission per every 5 paid kids, and additional adults are $7.95 each. Click here to sign up for fieldtrip.

Boy and Girl Scout Programs

Boy and Girl Scout troops of 10 or more paying guests qualify for group rates for self-guided visits. We also offer 30-minute classes with live animal interaction to help troops work towards special badges. Pre-registration is required. Call 720-974-1870 for details. The Butterfly Pavilion also hosts a Girl Scout Day in May.  Click here for details.

Teacher Workshops

Get buggy about conservation and invertebrate education in your classroom! Check out our Teacher Workshops offered for recertification credit through the Colorado School of Mines. If you are ready to register (you need the course name, number and date), go directly to our registration form! Please note: All Butterfly Pavilion teacher workshops are now registered through the Butterfly Pavilion, NOT the Colorado School of Mines.

Youth Outreach

Our outreach programs generate excitement and develop an appreciation for diversity of invertebrate life, habitat and conservation in the most innovative and educationally fulfilling ways! We offer outreach programs for pre-K through high school. Click here to learn more.

Classroom Loan Boxes

A perfect complement to your classroom insect and butterfly unit. Loan boxes contain a variety of books, videos, invertebrate and animal mounts, fun teaching aids and developed curriculum to help you teach insect basics. $15 for 2-week checkout. Contact 720-974-1862 or education@butterflies.org

Scholarship Opportunities

The Butterfly Pavilion provides scholarships to Colorado schools and organizations to help alleviate admission and transportation costs for onsite visits as well as costs for outreach programs. Click here for more information.

Curriculum Resources

• Pre - and Post-Visit Activities: Check out our activity guides for before and after your Butterfly Pavilion field trip, or just research new ideas for your insect or invertebrate unit - Click!
• Onsite Activities: These activities were designed by age level but can be interchanged to meet your classroom needs. Check them all out - Click!
• Invertebrate Information: Check out our list of topics to help you prepare for a new invertebrate or insect unit - Click!

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